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Some locals opposed to Pagano have planned an alternative rally, "Bring Your Peaceful Heart ... Leave Your Gun at Home," which is scheduled to coincide with the New Bethel event. Terry Taylor, executive director of Interfaith Paths to Peace, which organized the rally, told TIME he is particularly troubled by the open-carry service because it gives the wrong impression of Louisville, which he believes is the "spiritual center of the United States" because of its mass of interfaith work, connection to the late monk Thomas Merton and the presence of the Southern Baptist and Presbyterian seminaries and the Presbyterian Church...
...Indeed, faith should bring us together. That is why we are forging service projects in America that bring together Christians, Muslims, and Jews. That is why we welcome efforts like Saudi Arabian King Abdullah's Interfaith dialogue and Turkey's leadership in the Alliance of Civilizations. Around the world, we can turn dialogue into Interfaith service, so bridges between peoples lead to action - whether it is combating malaria in Africa, or providing relief after a natural disaster...
...Vatican from the Holy Land, it's likely that he will still have to address skepticism about whether he shares John Paul's commitment to strengthening ties between Catholicism and Judaism--or whether he is willing to let his papacy be a tepid transition into a period of interfaith neglect...
...emphasized infusing education with compassion. “The brain alone will not bring joyfulness or happiness,” the Dalai Lama said, adding that “one must practice love, compassion.” Compassion is common to all religions, he said, stressing interfaith understanding. School of Education spokeswoman Amy Rollins said that the Dalai Lama’s message exemplified the school’s mission statement, “to generate knowledge to improve the life of all learners.” “He frames education as a life goal instead of something...
...practical ways to describe environmentalism in terms of religious faith. “It can be a spiritual practice to turn off the light,” said panelist Reverend Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, an Episcopal priest and member of the leadership council for Religious Witness for the Earth, an interfaith organization dedicated to protecting the environment. “When we install solar panels we can worship God’s creation, the Appalachian mountains, which are being blown off in the search for coal,” she said. Roger S. Gottlieb, a panelist and professor of philosophy...